Benign and malignant thyroid neoplasms after childhood irradiation for Tinea capitis. [X-ray]
Journal Article
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· J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5005913
The incidence of all thyroid surgery was studied among 10,842 persons whose thyroid glands had been exposed in childhood to an average dose of 9 rads of x-radiation during treatment for tinea capitis and among 2 matched control groups. A statistically significant increased risk for both benign and malignant neoplasms was found in the exposed group. The excess risk was 8.3 cases/year/rad/million population. There were no differences in other surgical conditions between the irradiated and nonirradiated groups. Persons irradiated under age 6 years had the highest excess risk for developing carcinomas. The incidence of thyroid neoplasms was approximately threefold higher in women than in men among the irradiated persons and among the controls, but the relative risk for the irradiated group of women was greater than the addition of the relative risks of the other groups. Low-dose radiation is instrumental in the development of both benign and malignant thyroid neoplasms.
- Research Organization:
- Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Hashomer, Israel
- OSTI ID:
- 5005913
- Journal Information:
- J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States) Vol. 65:1; ISSN JNCIA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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